Drunk Driving Offence - Please Help

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smanav

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Hi,

Please help me out, I have been arrested on drink driving offence on Saturday night. I was moving my car on a street to another parking location which is near to my house as it is very hard to get free space nearby. I was returning from a pub and have seen a empty parking space so thought to move it and while reversing i bumped in to another car who was trying to park there so there was small scratch to that car. and then i parked my to another location stepped down to exchange the insurance details and the lady has called police reporting i was drunk, police arrived and did breathalyzer and the count was 88 so the officer has to take me to custody and the reading in the police station was 72. I was asked if have a solicitor as it was 3 am i had to choose one of the duty solicitors. In the morning solicitor has advised me to accept the fault as it has involved an accident so i did. Now i need to appear in court, i understand that i will get a hefty fine, but cant afford to get a driving ban, i do not drive for work but i and my wife (doesn't drive, no license) work in place, where there is no public transport available and this will sure effect our living and could loose a job. Please help.

Thanks
Manav
 
A conviction for drink driving will unfortunately result in a minimum 12 month disqualification. Your reading places you in a sentencing bracket where the court will look to impose a ban of between 17 and 22 months together with either a fine or a community order. Unfortunately, your personal circumstances cannot be considered by the court as a way to avoid a ban. Where you have provided a reading in excess of the legal limit, the only way to avoid a ban, given the circumstances you outline, would be to defend the allegation. It may be that a 'technical' defence is the only avenue for you to consider but that would need to be fully investigated before committing to that route. I would advise speaking with a specialist on 0333 323 1106
 
A conviction for drink driving will unfortunately result in a minimum 12 month disqualification. Your reading places you in a sentencing bracket where the court will look to impose a ban of between 17 and 22 months together with either a fine or a community order. Unfortunately, your personal circumstances cannot be considered by the court as a way to avoid a ban. Where you have provided a reading in excess of the legal limit, the only way to avoid a ban, given the circumstances you outline, would be to defend the allegation. It may be that a 'technical' defence is the only avenue for you to consider but that would need to be fully investigated before committing to that route. I would advise speaking with a specialist on 0333 323 1106


Hi Sean,

Thank you for your reply, on the court day - will i be sent to prison ? or will there be a ban and fine ?

Thanks
Manav
 
Your reading is not high enough to mean custody will be considered. The court start to think about custody/prison when your reading is 120µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath or above. Your reading is significantly lower than that. Alongside a ban will likely be either a fine OR a community order. A community order for an offence like this is usually an unpaid work requirement in the community and is overseen by the probation service.
 
Your reading is not high enough to mean custody will be considered. The court start to think about custody/prison when your reading is 120µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath or above. Your reading is significantly lower than that. Alongside a ban will likely be either a fine OR a community order. A community order for an offence like this is usually an unpaid work requirement in the community and is overseen by the probation service.

Thanks again, one last question. I have TS10 for jumping signal in 2016 and IN10 in 2012 will that make any difference ? or what can i expect with combining these ?
 
A previous conviction for contravening a traffic signal will not affect the sentence for a drink driving conviction. The previous offence is not serious enough to be a consideration this time when the court are deciding sentence.
 
A previous conviction for contravening a traffic signal will not affect the sentence for a drink driving conviction. The previous offence is not serious enough to be a consideration this time when the court are deciding sentence.

Thank you Sean. :) I am pleading guilty for the offence so the sentence should be fixed as you stated earlier, i guess ?
 
Sentence for this is dependent on the reading as a starting point but can also be influenced by presenting positive mitigation surrounding your background and character. A reading of 72µg is around the middle of the bracket. This could mean that a ban anywhere between 17 and 22 months can be imposed. Focussed representation can help to minimise that. Should you wish to discuss options in that respect, please contact a specialist on 03333231106.
 
Hi Sean,

DO i have to inform the insurance before the sentence about the collision, not informing or waiting until the court date is commiting another offence ?

Thanks
Manav
 
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